Our friendly Egyptian guide met us in a small, book-lined room, and explained in full the quest which lay ahead. The aim of our journey was simple in theory (in practice, not so much…). Our team captain had to nominate one or two people to participate in each game, playing to their individual strengths, whilst the other team looked on and gave encouragement (or otherwise…).
Whether it be a mental or physical challenge, our team captain had to choose wisely, so that the team member could complete the challenges under two or three minutes, and escape the room with a Clue Sphere (the equivalent of a Crystal Maze crystal). Each Clue Sphere equalled a clue, to help us escape the final room, King Tut’s Tomb.
From cracking complex puzzles, to solving riddles and collecting objects from obscure places, it’s safe to say our team were pushed to their limits, with varying levels of success. We even lost one team member to a pool of lava, but we don’t need to talk about that…
After successfully completing six of the eight rooms, our team had collected six Clue Spheres, gaining us a maximum of six clues for King Tut’s Tomb. As soon our Egyptian host explained our fate, we were released into the room and had to work together to solve different puzzles and find extra clues to help us battle our way out.
As you can tell by our victorious poses in the photos, we got our heads together and blasted through Tut’s Tomb with eight minutes and 41 seconds to spare. And we haven’t shut up about it since…
To check out Newcastle’s Escape Maze for yourself, take a look on our website, or take a look on our gallery to see more of what we got up to: